About Sarah
Sarah Peters greets people who feel worn down by stress and life changes. She focuses on building steady coping skills and helping people feel more confident again. Sarah is an LCPC - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - with eleven years of experience working in Illinois.
She listens, reflects, and helps people set practical goals they can try between sessions. Sarah uses plain conversation and sometimes art or reflective writing to help people notice patterns.
Background and approach
She supports people dealing with low self-esteem, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, and caregiver stress. She also works with concerns related to aging, intellectual disability, and seasonal mood changes. Her approach blends client-centered listening with structured techniques.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills are used for emotion regulation and distress management. Sessions may include goal setting, skill practice, and short creative activities if that fits.
Sarah often uses motivational interviewing to help people find what matters to them and commit to small steps. The work is collaborative - the person sets priorities and Sarah offers tools and feedback. People connect with Sarah through video, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
She aims to make therapy fit busy lives by suggesting realistic actions and building on strengths. If someone wants straightforward strategies and a gentle, practical style, Sarah offers that combination.
How therapeutic approaches shape online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small steps that align with those values. It helps when someone wants to live more meaningfully despite difficult thoughts or feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior, teaching practical exercises to reduce anxiety and change unhelpful habits. It suits people who want structured tools and homework to practice between sessions.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your goals, trial a method, and adapt based on what helps most. Many people combine techniques from different approaches to match the problem and their preferences rather than sticking to one label.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different rhythms of life. Video lets you see facial cues and try exercises together, while phone sessions can be a simpler check-in with lower bandwidth needs. Live chat and text messaging are useful for short updates, ongoing coaching, or when written reflection feels more natural. These options make it easier to work on goals without rearranging a full day, and they allow therapists to share exercises, worksheets, and written feedback that support progress between meetings.
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intellectual disability
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English